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|novelisation of = Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (TV story)
|name= Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?
|image           = Whatever happened to SJ novelisation.jpg
|novelisation of=Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (TV story)
|number         = 5  
|image= Whatever_happened_to_SJ_novelisation.jpg
|main character = [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah Jane]], [[Maria Jackson|Maria]], [[Luke Smith|Luke]], [[Clyde Langer|Clyde]], [[Mr Smith]]
|series=[[The Sarah Jane Adventures novelisations]]
|featuring      = Andrea Yates
|number= 5  
|featuring2      = Alan Jackson
|main character= [[Sarah Jane Smith]]
|enemy           = [[The Trickster]]  
|featuring=[[Maria Jackson|Maria]], [[Luke Smith|Luke]], [[Clyde Langer|Clyde]]  
|setting        = [[Ealing]] and an [[Andrea Yates's universe|alternative Ealing]], [[2000s]]
|enemy=[[The Trickster]], [[Graske]]
|writer         = Rupert Laight  
|setting= [[Ealing]], [[2008]]
|publisher       = Penguin Character Books  
|writer= [[Rupert Laight]]
|release date   = 6 November 2008
|publisher= Penguin Character Books  
|format         = Paperback book, 115 pages
|release date= [[6 November (releases)|6 November]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]]
|isbn           = ISBN 978-1-4059-0507-7
|format= Paperback Book, --- Pages
|series          = [[The Sarah Jane Adventures novelisations|''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' novelisations]]
|isbn= ISBN 978-1-4059-0507-7  
|prev           = Warriors of Kudlak (novelisation)  
|prev= Warriors of Kudlak (novelisation)  
|next           = The Lost Boy (novelisation)
|next= The Lost Boy (novelisation)
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}}'''''Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?''''' is the novelisation of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' [[Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?|television story of the same name]].
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the [[2007 (releases)|2007]] TV story ''[[Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (TV story)|Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?]]'' With its release, coinciding with the release of ''[[The Lost Boy (novelisation)|The Lost Boy]]'' on the same day, all episodes of the [[Series 1 (SJA)|first series]] of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' were adapted. It is the first time a complete season of a ''[[Doctor Who]]''-related series had been fully adapted in novelisation form within a year of it finishing.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
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Maria wakes up to discover that everyone apart from her has forgotten Sarah Jane ever existed. As she tries to find out what has happened to her friend, Maria gets caught up in a bizarre twist of time. An alien creature changed events in Sarah Jane's past, imprisoning her in some kind of limbo. Will her friends be able to rescue her and set time back on the right course...?
Maria wakes up to discover that everyone apart from her has forgotten Sarah Jane ever existed. As she tries to find out what has happened to her friend, Maria gets caught up in a bizarre twist of time. An alien creature changed events in Sarah Jane's past, imprisoning her in some kind of limbo. Will her friends be able to rescue her and set time back on the right course...?
== Chapter titles ==
# The faceless one
# The silver box
# The woman at number thirteen
# The library
# The attic mirror
# The time slip
# The land of limbo
# The birthday party
# The truth
# The meteor approaches
# The return
== Plot ==
''to be added''


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
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* [[Ivan]]
* [[Ivan]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* In [[1964]] Sarah Jane and Andrea were supposed to be going to the [[Westport Geological Museum]] but sneaked off.
* In [[1964]], Sarah Jane and Andrea were supposed to be going to the [[Westport Geological Museum]], but sneaked off to the pier.
* Andrea wanted to make loads of money, marry [[Ringo Starr]] and move to [[Saint-Tropez]].
* Before her death, Andrea wanted to make loads of money, marry [[Ringo Starr]] and move to [[Saint-Tropez]].
* Sarah Jane Smith read the book ''[[An Unexpurgated History of the Universe]]''.
* [[Robbie Chang]] is a friend of [[Maria Jackson]].
* [[Robbie Chang]] was a friend of [[Maria Jackson]].
* In [[Andrea Yates' World]], [[Chrissie Jackson]] had dumped [[Ivan]] after Andrea Yates saw him snogging [[Lorraine Groom]] outside the [[Conservative Club]]. Chrissie then started to date [[Ricardo (Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?)|Ricardo]].
* In [[Andrea Yates' World]], [[Chrissie Jackson]] had dumped [[Ivan]] after Andrea Yates saw him snoggging [[Lorraine Groom]] outside the [[Conservative Club]]. Chrissie started to date [[Ricardo (Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?)|Ricardo]].
* Andrea mentions a [[Triffid]].
* Andrea mentions a [[Triffid]].
* Clyde Langer mentioned the film ''[[Armageddon (film)|Armageddon]]''.
* Clyde mentions the film ''[[Armageddon (film)|Armageddon]]''.
* [[Jeffers (Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?)|Mrs Jeffers]] is the teacher of Andrea and Sarah Jane.
* [[Jeffers (Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?)|Mrs Jeffers]] was the teacher of Andrea and Sarah Jane.
* Maria, Alan, Clyde, Sarah Jane and Luke visit the [[Ealing Palace Park]].
* Maria, Alan, Clyde, Sarah Jane and Luke visit the [[Ealing Palace Park]].
* Sarah Jane reads ''[[An Unexpurgated History of the Universe]]''.
* Sarah Jane reads the book ''[[An Unexpurgated History of the Universe]]''.
* Andrea Yates visits [[Kenya]].
* Andrea visited [[Kenya]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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=== Deviations from the televised story ===
=== Deviations from the televised story ===
* The novelisation features a specially written prologue. It describes the events of the school trip leading to young Sarah Jane and Andrea Yates meeting Maria and the incident at the pier. This is shown on screen.
* The novelisation features a specially written prologue. It describes the events of the school trip leading to young Sarah Jane and Andrea Yates meeting Maria and the incident at the pier.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
''To be added''
''to be added''


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Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? was a novelisation based on the 2007 TV story Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? With its release, coinciding with the release of The Lost Boy on the same day, all episodes of the first series of The Sarah Jane Adventures were adapted. It is the first time a complete season of a Doctor Who-related series had been fully adapted in novelisation form within a year of it finishing.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Life on Earth can be an adventure, too. You just need to know where to look.

Maria wakes up to discover that everyone apart from her has forgotten Sarah Jane ever existed. As she tries to find out what has happened to her friend, Maria gets caught up in a bizarre twist of time. An alien creature changed events in Sarah Jane's past, imprisoning her in some kind of limbo. Will her friends be able to rescue her and set time back on the right course...?

Chapter titles[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. The faceless one
  2. The silver box
  3. The woman at number thirteen
  4. The library
  5. The attic mirror
  6. The time slip
  7. The land of limbo
  8. The birthday party
  9. The truth
  10. The meteor approaches
  11. The return

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Beginning with this volume, the Doctor Who logo is included on the cover.

Deviations from the televised story[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The novelisation features a specially written prologue. It describes the events of the school trip leading to young Sarah Jane and Andrea Yates meeting Maria and the incident at the pier.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

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